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The Wind and the Waves

from Crossing the Line by Forty Degrees South

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    Songs of the southern oceans - 22 tracks

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From Loveless in Hobart Town, a folk-song cycle about the trials and tribulations of George Loveless, written and produced by the Tasmanian Grassroots Union Choir. Loveless, a methodist preacher and Tolpuddle Martyr, was transported to Van Diemens Land in 1834.

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Farewell to my native shore
... I’m leaving you today
Farewell to the woman that I adore
... Van Diemen’s Land awaits me
Love and home lie to the rear
... I’m leaving you today
The William Metcalf is so dear
... Van Diemen’s Land awaits me

Chorus:
Oh the wind and the waves
The deep ocean swell
The winds are of change and
The waves are farewell

Now my lot is five-foot square …
Five men my misery to share …
Blessed relief of time on deck …
Clinking chains keep us in check …

God’s wonders are on display …
Turtles, whales and dolphins play …
On the Roaring Forties albatross glide …
Creation’s joys leave me inspired …

One hundred days and still 12 more …
At last we sight Van Diemen’s shore …
Mountain towers o’er Hobart Town …
Sullivan’s Cove my journey’s done …

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from Crossing the Line, released July 9, 2021
Simon Cocker & Matt Woolley 2010

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Forty Degrees South Sydney, Australia

A Sydney folk group known from 1988 for their powerful impact when singing unaccompanied traditional songs.

Strong individual singers, the interplay of their combined voices makes for a distinctive sound.

Sea shanties and other songs of maritime and industrial history and union songs feature large in their repertoire, songs with a robust quality that tell of real people, their lives and work.
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